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Destinn, Emmy

(Encyclopedia) Destinn, Emmy (Ema Kittl)Destinn, Emmydĕsˈtĭn [key], 1878–1930, Czechoslovakian soprano. She debuted in Berlin in 1898 before singing the title role in the London production of Madame…

Farrar, Geraldine

(Encyclopedia) Farrar, GeraldineFarrar, Geraldinefərärˈ [key], 1882–1967, American operatic soprano, b. Melrose, Mass.; pupil of Lilli Lehmann. She made her debut in Europe (1901) and sang at the…

Pons, Lily

(Encyclopedia) Pons, LilyPons, Lilypänz, Fr. pôNs [key], 1904–76, French-American coloratura soprano. Pons studied piano at the Paris Conservatory. She made her debut in Delibes's Lakmé at Mulhouse,…

Scotti, Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Scotti, AntonioScotti, Antonioäntôˈnyō skôtˈtē [key], 1866–1936, Italian operatic baritone. He made his American debut in Chicago in 1899. From 1899 to 1933 he was immensely popular at…

Nézet-Séguin, Yannick

(Encyclopedia) Nézet-Séguin, Yannick, 1975–, Canadian conductor and pianist. After studying piano at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec, Montreal, and choral conducting at the Westminster Choir…

Sills, Beverly

(Encyclopedia) Sills, Beverly, 1929–2007, American coloratura soprano, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Belle Silverman. Her childhood career as a radio singer (when she was first nicknamed “Bubbles”) led to…

Crespin, Régine

(Encyclopedia) Crespin, RégineCrespin, Réginerāzhēnˈ krĕspăNˈ [key], 1927–2007, French soprano. She made her major debut at the Paris Opéra in 1950. The range, flexibility, subtlety, and richness of…

Jeritza, Maria

(Encyclopedia) Jeritza, MariaJeritza, Mariayərĭtˈsə [key], 1887–1982, Austrian-American soprano. b. Brünn (now Brno). After her debut as Elsa in Lohengrin at Olmütz (now Olomouc) in 1910, she was a…

Böhm, Karl

(Encyclopedia) Böhm, Karl, 1894–1981, Austrian conductor. He studied with the musicologist Eusebius Mandyczewski and took a law degree before turning to conducting. After successful appearances with…

Bispham, David Scull

(Encyclopedia) Bispham, David ScullBispham, David Scullbĭsˈpəm [key], 1857–1921, American baritone, b. Philadelphia. He made his operatic debut in London in 1891 and was leading Wagnerian baritone of…